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Letters Patent No. 65,048, dated May 28, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM' L. BEABDSLEY, of Binghamton, in the county oi" Broome, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Lathing Rooms; and .I do hereby 'declare that'the follow ing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a. part of this specification, in which v Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus.

Figure 2 represents the front side with the pieces of lath in position.

Similar 'letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure. y

' My'inven'tion consists in the construction and use of an apparatusfor placing and holding several pieces of lath in position at once, until nailed to the studs or joist, thereby facilitating the operation and insuring more regularity in the Work.

I will describe its construction and operation. Y v

I construct my latir-holder A of suitable timber, of the proper size and thickness to be easily handled, and capable of holding ten or more pieces of lath, which are held in their position by means of nine or more fingers B B B B working in the parallel slots C C, running lengthwise near the edges of the holder. These ingersare placed the width of the strip of lalsh apart, and attached to and held in their relative position by an elastic braid, I), working in a groove in the side of each of the parallel slots C C. I then make another slot, E, in thc end of the holder, into which I place a spiral spring of sucient strength to contract all the fingers, and hold the pieces of 'lathin theirplaces. To accomplish this, I attach to the free end of said' spring a movable shoulder, F, which is placed on a line with the two end fingers B B, so that when the last piece of lath is placed in its position, it will be= necessary to draw back the spring and shoulder to receive it. For the purpose of holding the first piece of lath in its position, I vattach two stationary shoulders Gr Gr on a line at the upper end of the parallel slots C O. In the centre and on the transverse line of the shoulders I place a key or button, H, operatedi'rom the opposite side, for the purpose of holding the apparatus in position while nailing. "The holder A is tapered at the end. Near this tapered end I eut through 'the board a slot, I, for an eccentric lever, J, to work in, held in its position by the pin-blocks L L. I

When I usel my improvement, I place the strip of lath Kbetween the ngers B B, commencing at the stationary shoulders G G, and continuing until the holder is lled, with the exception of the last piece, the edge of which is placed against the movable shoulderF, and the spring drawn back until the other edge passes over the fingers B B, thereby contracting all the fingers and holding the ten or more pieces of luth to be placed in position for nailing, which is accomplished by placing the lower` part of the holder A on the easing or baseY board, and the lath against the studs. I then nail the upper piece and turndown the bottom H, which holds the apparatus in its position while nailing the others. I then remove the holder, iill it again, and reverse the operation by turning up the hook or button II and resting the apparatus upon it. The eccentric lever J is thou turned down for the purpose of holding it in a perpendicular position, vor'agaiost the joists. The operation :may be facilitated by using two'or more holders, one person filling and the other nailing. -In this manner tu'o persons will accomplish more than four persons perating in the ordinary manner in the same time.

What I claim, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, isi The construction and use of the apparatus herein d'escribed and set formi.

W. L. BARDSLEY. Witnesses JAMES LA GRANGE,

Hummer W. Boenn'r. 

